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Tuesday night lights

GJ tops rival Central under the lights at Bergman Field

Grand Junction’s Brianna Baldwin slides safely into second with a stolen base Tuesday night as the ball gets past Central’s Tiana Wirth in the first inning of the Tigers’ 5-0 victory at Bergman Field. Wirth had the only hit for the Warriors in the loss.

“When you’re only having four-pitch innings it means our hitters weren’t patient at the plate,” Central coach Scott Else said. “We had talked about being patient. ... and we hit the ball. We just didn’t hit anything super hard, and it was right at people.”

“Elisha came up huge for us,” Diaz said. “And she had great defense behind her. She moved the ball around, hit her spots and showed a lot of patience. It’s a rivalry game, and we’re going to get after it. You’ve got to love it.”

Amber Walters started on the mound for Central. Laurel Rafferty relieved Walters in the fourth inning and cooled the Tigers’ hitters, getting three strikeouts in two innings.

Central next hosts Fruita Monument on Thursday. Also Thursday, Grand Junction is at Basalt.